/vr/ - Retro Games

best character coming through

>>2396984
It's freaking MK, a big part of the point is that the character are quick enough to learn that you don't need a main. I usually would just do random over and over when playing with friends. Always had soft spots for Classic Sub, Mileena and Barakka though.

I used Robot Smoke. Yeah I'm a cheap ass motherfucker. Jump kick --> Teleport --> Hook --> Combo all day erry day.

>>2396986
hhhhhhngalicious. Btw have you seen Kitana from MKX? Best looking Mortal Kombat female ever.

I was watching an MKX tourney yesterday. Shit looks beast.

>>2396984
if it isn't sub zero your an liar

Scorpion or Liu Kang. I was pretty decent with Sindel as well.

And MK Trilogy is the only answer.

>>2397002
Does Trilogy have anything that Arcade Kollection doesn't?

>>2397003

Probably not, haha. I was just being one of those guys because it's the one I played when I was a kid. :P

>>2396984
Noob Saibot all day err day

>>2397003
Trilogy was like a mugen version of UMK3 that stuck in a bunch of old/extra characters and stuff, it was kinda half assed in some ways but still fun

>not picking Rain

>>2397003
Raiden, Baraka, Johnny Cage, Rain, Noob Saibot, Chameleon, Goro, Kintaro, Shao Kahn and Motaro as normal playable characters

I also really like the "full" ninja Sub-Zero from the N64 version, but not enough to prefer that version of Trilogy.

Tell me about Kabal, why does he wear the mask?

>>2397021
Because he'll suffocate without it.

Also because he's ugly.

>>2397014
>motaro as a regular playable character

oh dear lord pls no

>>2397024
>>2397014

>>2396989
>MK
>quick to learn
Not with those special move commands.

>>2397084
Half of them you can enter entirely on accident.

>>2397021
a lota loyalty for a hired gun

>>2397084
Are you being ironic? There was a fairly small pool of move commands that were used on all the characters. MK is one of the fastest games for learning multiple characters.

Unless you're talking about the finishers, but that's another thing.

the red cyborg i think, been too long

>>2396984

Johnny Cage

>>2397021

Because noone cared who he was till he put on the maaaask.

umk3 cyborg smoke
the only character that was fucking missing from mk9

>>2397021
I know it's not /vr/, but MK9 explains that he was a former Black Dragon who became a cop and was partnered with Stryker. He got burnt to a crisp by Kintaro during the invasion and his old Black Dragon buddy Kano hooked him up to a life support system. His super speed is explained by MAGIC.

>>2397187
Except if you take off his mask he does die. Painfully.

>>2397202
That's pretty much what his story was in the old games

>>2397205
Actually it's extremely painful for you

>>2397191
Only because the cybered Sub-Zero instead.

Which was, of course, quickly changed for MKX because it was fucking stupid.

>>2397093
I'm not even the guy you replied to, but mk is known for odd commands. its not like most fighting games where every motion is either 236 or 623, or even ~4,6 and ~2,8. take a refresher on mk9 inputs. they're mostly random direction combinations.

http://www.mksecrets.net/umk3/eng/umk3-specialmoves.php

It's been two decades, I can't remember. I don't even think I had a main.

>>2396984
>playing casual baby shit like mortal combat

Kabal and Unmasked Sub-Zero. Robo Smoke if I'm feeling cheap.

It's too bad Mythologies flopped. I really enjoyed it, and would have loved playing other games starring the other characters.

>>2397847
Same here. MK has a huge and semi-interesting lore, and would have been nice if they could've expanded upon it.

Maybe pack 2-3 characters worth of story in one game, for example. Like an earth special forces story featuring sonya and jax, or an outworld pack with Baraka, reptile, kintaro, a Monk pack with Liu Kang and Kung Lao, etc.

>>2397029
>Only had the N64 version.
>Missing boss characters and retro costumes.
=(

>>2397014
What do you mean by full sub zero

I used to have the N64 Trilogy

>>2397851
You mean like Shaolin Monks?

That was a classic. Also Deception had a sweet story mode.

>>2397760
XD

>>2396984
Nightwolf was so broken, you could flawless most opponents by just keeping shoulder-ramming into them like mad, they kept getting hit again and again and again as soon as they stood up if you did it fast enough (which was very easy to do actually).

Reptile, but I didn't like 3 much. I was more of an MK2fag.

Scorpion. I play this a lot in two player (and the other 2d ones) and the moves aren't intuitive. Very prone to forgetting the moves too.

i want to like MK but it just feels so weird to me when i play it , compared to SF and KOF

>>2399548
Same, it's that damn block button. It feels so wrong not holding back to block.

anybody else love watching this game at competitive level?

MK has always been the most watchable fighting game for me. MKX is a joy to watch as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB1p677Z9oc
>Fight starts at about the 8 minute mark

>>2397009
>>2397007
>>2396996
only real answers here, anything else is bad taste, lying, or autism

>>2396984
Syrax, Smoke and Sonya.

I have a friend that only played Nightwolf and that i have never to this day beaten more then 1 out of ten games.

>>2399598
I think that people with arguements like yours are people with bad taste, liars or autist, in the spirit of your post. I never liked any of the characters you refer to, only played them when i was bored with what i usually picked.

>>2399607
nope. Im just someone who had fun with the game and doesn't lie pretending i didn't just shoot the same ice beam over and over again to win. If you deny that, u either started playing at 30, lie to seem cool, or really never played that way because you're an autist that wanted to land 40hit combos only since that's the way it should be played

Cyrax,Sector,and of course Scorpion

>>2399580
Wow that was fun to watch

>>2396995
Yeah, that shit was cheese,
I did the same thing with Sector,
Teleport punch,roundhouse,2 missles shit was leathal. That was the famous 26-0 night at my friends house. These niggaz were fucking tight. They made me pick other people. I lost when I picked Sindel.

>>2397009
My nigga, him and Mileena.

>>2399580
>sonya is kind of bullshit

i always thought she was one of those boring garbage picks

>>2397007
cheap ass

Hahahahaha, i'm surprised that people actually 'mained' characters in that game.

Old school ice ninja baby

>>2396984
Either Scorpion or Sektor. Sadly the only person I managed to beat very hard Shao Kahn on Triligy was Human Smoke.

>>2399580
>Those spergs playing the game
This is more entertainting than SF in my opinion.

>>2400302
Dat autistic pic.

>>2400308
I sadly have no solo Smoke.

>>2396984
Nightwolf

always Nightwolf

>>2397851

They did the special forces one, sort of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqIk979kOHY

It's been a very, very long time since I played it, but I remember enjoying it.

>>2400143
What's weird about having a favorite character in any fighting game?

>>2400475
I loved how the dude didn't know how to kick. He was worse than mk2 jax

>>2400648
There's a regular around these parts who hates MK with a frothy passion because it's not a Street Fighter clone down to every detail so he shits on it any opportunity he sees. He's just trolling to troll.

Name me a good fighting game.

>>2400671
In comedy, that's what they refer to as a "call back"

>>2399580
That was fun as heck to watch.

>>2400671
>>2400679
Super Gay Shower Rape II: The Retro Feel

>>2400671
Mortal Kombat.

>>2400714
No, I said name a GOOD game.

>>2400803
Oh oh I know one.

Mortal Kombat.

>>2399580
They should have added run to MKX as well. It really ups the intensity something grand and keeps things as hectic as possible. Missed opportunity.

>>2400671
Super Smash Bros. 64

>>2399580
I don't think MKX is as good as this.

Look at how much faster, responsive and vicious this shit is. MKX is way too slow in comparison.

>>2401346
This is what bugs me most about MK9 and MKX. They're decently made but I get the impression that Ed Boon took all the criticism the series gets from people who don't even care about the series and just tries to ape SF4 while completely forgetting how good of a thing he had going on with 3, albeit slightly broken with only a handful of truly viable characters. I wish we'd get another MK game that truly played like another MK game, but I know that'll never happen.

>>2401152
>>2400803
>>2400714
>>2400671
Stop.

>>2401352
Why would you want a fighting game in which all characters play the same aside from special moves, in 2015? If you want that just go play MK3.

MKvsDCU brought back the HP/LP/HK/LK scheme but it wasn't nearly as good as MK9 or MKX.

>>2399573
Mk was actually the first fighter I really got into, so when I play games that don't have a button specifically for blocking it throws me off bad

>>2401354
HAMMER TIME

>>2401302
Running is in mkx

>>2401352
Eh, to me MK9 and MKX definitely feel like true MK games in their own right. The juggle combo philosophy is there, the offence is the best defence philosophy is there, the art direction is top notch, great production values to boot. etc. They're not even the slowest MK games, not by a long shot. MK1&2 were far slower, so were Deadly Alliance etc on PS2. Also MK9 and MKX are the best MK games since UMK3. I just prefer UMK3's speed and responsiveness over MK9.

In fairness I haven't even played MKX yet but from what I've seen it's obviously not as fast paced as UMK3.

>>2401378
nice, didn't know that. I haven't noticed it in any gameplay clips though.

>>2401391
Because it's unnecessary when you can just dash.

>>2401396
Running is better than dashing in almost every situation.

>>2396996

Dis right here.

HP-HP-LP-LK-HK-Roundhouse.

>>2396984
MK3 a shit

>>2401152
Note how I said GOOD fighting game, not a BAD one.

Still waiting.

>>2401396
But that's wrong. Dashing is made irrelevant with running, not to mention Run cancels are a huge thing this time around,

You're all bad if you use anyone but Kabal, Kung Lao and Kano. All 3 of them have petty as fuck combos and are pretty much top tier.

>>2402659
git good sperglord

Cyrax, Sub-Zero Unmasked, Stryker and Kano are my go-tos. But I like all of the characters except a handful.

>>2402659
>You're bad if you're able to win with lower tier characters
>You're good if you play top tier characters

>>2399598
Rain and Noob aren't even playable in the definitive version of the game, friendo.

>>2402796
Did Jade have her own actress or did they just take the female ninja actress and blackify her?

>>2402972
All of the palette swap characters were played by single actors, so yeah they just made her skin darker. They did the same with Ermac.

John Turk has the most credits with Sub-Zero, Shang Tsung, Classic Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Reptile, Noob Saibot, Human Smoke, Rain, Ermac, and Chameleon.

KANO

>>2403992
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wVaGo5wSqA

>>2396989
>MK3
>Barakka
wat

>>2399403
if you landed Stryker's baton toss, you could do it again and catch them before they hit the ground for an easy infinite juggle combo.

>>2402796
Johnny Cage is looking rough

>>2406898
Endorsing BloodStorm will do that to you

Ermac ofc

>>2408181
For dat green ball spam?

MK 2 and 3 had the sexiest ninja girl designs. I feel like everything since then is just trying too hard.

>>2408192

Red is my favorite color and the ninjas look cool. Hate away.

I miss the days when getting hyped for games made you normal, not stupid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpJU4dd0Zmw

Why did Reptile and Ermac become their own unique characters instead of being Green Scorpion and Red Sub Zero?

>>2408665
Sup fagget

Scorpion, of course.

Scorpion or Jackson.

>>2402659
MK3's costume design was just so... 90s comic book, I liked MK1 and MK2's better

>>2408823

Couldn't agree with you more. To this day, I still think MK 2 had the best costumes.

>>2396995
>I used Robot Smoke. Yeah I'm a cheap ass motherfucker. Jump kick --> Teleport --> Hook --> Combo all day erry day.

That's not cheap. Teleport -> Jump kick -> Air Throw is cheaper. 40% damage in 3 hits.

Reptile was my man, But for real ass whipping this was my Girl.